2023/24 Champions League group stage draw has been released as European clubs brace up for another exciting Champions League campaign.
It will be a rollercoaster as teams prepare for the elite and most followed club competition in the world.
Manchester City, who ended their decades deadlock on the European scene in style with a treble, will be hoping to defend the title they won last season.
All eyes will be on clubs from the top five leagues in Europe, who have dominated the competition over the years with Laliga, Premier League, Serie A, and Bundesliga clubs are expected to jostle for the crown, including PSG from France.
2023/24 Champions League schedule
As usual, the 2023/24 Champions League had teams divided into four pots of eight teams each. Teams in the four pots are scheduled in such a way that no team from the same country will be placed on the same group.
Also, a pot reveals opponents a team is not going to meet in the group stage. No team from each pot are allowed to face each other in the group stages.
2023/24 Champions League pots
The 2023/24 Champions League pot featured different clubs in four different pots of eight teams each.
Champions Manchester City were placed in Pot 1 alongside Europa League champions, Sevilla.
Also in Pot 1 were German champions, Bayern Munich, Laliga champions, Barcelona, Portuguese champions, Benfica, Italian champions, and Dutch champions, Feyenoord.
Pot 1: Manchester City, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, Benfica, Napoli and Feyenoord.
In Pot 2, Premier League giants Manchester United, who are returning to the competition after missing last season, led the pack. Also in Pot 2 were Laliga giants and last year’s semifinalist, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Porto, RB Leipzig, and Atletico Madrid.
Pot 2: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Porto and Arsenal.
AC Milan leads the pack in Pot 3 followed by Salzburg, Sporting Braga, Red Star Belgrade, PSV Eindhoven and FC Copenhagen.
Pot 3: AC Milan, Salzburg, Sporting Braga, Red Star Belgrade, PSV Eindhoven, and FC Copenhagen.
In Pot 4 were Scottish champions, Celtic, with Laliga giants, Real Sociedad, Turkish side Galatasaray, Premier League side, Newcastle United, French side, RC Lens, Royal Antwerp, Young Boys, and Union Berlin.
Pot 4: Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, RC Lens, Union Berlin, Young Boys, Royal Antwerp, Newcastle United, and Celtic.
2023/24 Champions League group stage draw
The 2023/24 Champions League group stage draw as released by UEFA has four teams in eight groups.
Each team will play six matches each involving a home and away fixture with the top two teams progressing to the knockout while the third-placed team drops to Europa League knockout playoffs.
Group A
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
FC Copenhagen
Galatasaray
Group B
Sevilla
Arsenal
PSV Eindhoven
RC Lens
Group C
Napoli
Real Madrid
Sporting Braga
Union Berlin
Group D
Benfica
Inter Milan
Salzburg
Real Sociedad
Group E
Feyenoord
AtletIco Madrid
Lazio
Celtic
Group F
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan
Newcastle United
Group G
Manchester City
RB Leipzig
Crvena Zvezda
Young Boys
Group H
Barcelona
FC Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Royal Antwerp
When will 2023/24 Champions League kickoff?
The 203/24 Champions League will kick off on 9 September 2023 and climax on 1 June 2023 at the Wembley stadium in England, where a one-legged final will be played.
How to watch 2023/24 Champions League matches
Champions League matches will be streamed on all major streaming platforms such as bein SPORT and other streaming platforms.
